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Shaughnessy character homes could be saved from wrecking ball
The city of Vancouver is moving forward with plans to place a moratorium on the demolition of character homes in the First Shaughnessy district. Coun. Heather Deal said that of about 1,000 house...
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Russell Peters returns to Rogers Arena, Sept. 27
Toronto’s Russell Peters, one of the few comedians (and the only Canadian comic) who can sell out arenas, brings his Almost Famous world tour to Rogers Arena on Sept. 27. Vancouver is one of 14...
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Somebody is leaving FREE BEER at various Vancouver locations
You can stop doubting the value of social media. Somebody is using Twitter to give away free beer in Vancouver. The operator/operators of Twitter handle @hiddenbeer are dropping six packs and bombers...
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Return to Juno Beach: Vancouver vet makes trek back to Normandy 70 years...
Vancouver Sun reporter Gerry Bellett has written a great story about Vancouver veteran George Chow’s return visit to the beaches of Normandy, 70 years after D-Day (June 6, 1944). Read the full story...
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B.C. teachers’ strike-pay war chest almost empty
B.C. teachers, who are currently staging rotating strikes and will vote on a full-scale strike next week, are being told by their union leaders that their strike pay ($50 per day) will run out by the...
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Police have Seattle Pacific University shooter in custody
The Seattle Times is reporting a suspect is in custody after a shooting at a Seattle university this afternoon that sent at least six people to hospital. The campus was locked down just before 4 p.m....
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Notes from the Sun newsroom: Five things you need to know
Good morning from the eighth floor of the Granville Square tower. Here are some of the stories our reporters are working on this afternoon: Reporter Tara Carman is working on the feel-good story of the...
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On The Town: Five things to do this weekend in Vancouver
So the weather app on my phone says we are going to be treated to a mix of sun and cloud this weekend with little chance of rain, so plan to be outside and let some music into your heart for crying...
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As B.C. teachers strike, Google searches for “private schools” triple
I’ve got a short little story on our site today based on some data from Google Trends that shows searches for the term “private schools” have spiked in B.C. since teachers began their rotating strikes....
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Final UN conspirator gets 7 years, minus time served, for plot to kill Bacons
For more than a year, Amir Eghtesad cruised around Metro Vancouver with his United Nations gang-mates hoping to kill the Bacon brothers. He wore a gold and diamond gang ring with `warrior’ written in...
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Seattle Police Department releases 911 calls from university shooting
Seattle Police Department has released the audio from three 911 calls placed during Thursday’s shooting at Seattle Pacific University. According SPD’s official blotter, the police have released the...
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Vancouver Police investigate 7th murder of 2014
A 33-year-old man was gunned down in a targeted attack about 11:30 p.m. Saturday at a house on Gladstone near East 29th in Vancouver. Vancouver Police Const. Brian Montague said major crime...
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VPD investigate second shooting in less than 24 hours
Vancouver Police are investigating a drive-by shooting at a gas station on East Hastings that sent a woman to hospital. Const. Brian Montague said shortly after 7 p.m. Sunday, police received several...
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Notes from the Sun newsroom: Five things you need to know today
It’s sunny with nary a cloud in the sky, except the wispy mass that is permanently tethered to the North Shore mountains. People of Vancouver, enjoy yourselves under this canvas of blue today, as the...
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Vancouver police identify victim of Saturday shooting
The victim of the city’s seventh homicide of the year has been identified by Vancouver police as 33-year-old Thanh Tung Tran of Vancouver. Tran was gunned down at the entrance of an East Vancouver home...
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Now someone is hiding free weed around Vancouver
First, someone was hiding $100 bills around Vancouver. Then it was free beer. Now the inevitable is happening in Vancouver — someone is now hiding free marijuana and Tweeting out photo hints to help...
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No witnesses for defence in Surrey Six case
Lawyers for accused Surrey Six killers Cody Haevischer and Matthew Johnston have decided not to call witnesses on behalf of their two clients. Both Simon Buck, for Haevischer, and Michael Tammen, for...
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Conference Board says Vancouver could support the NBA’s return
Vancouver is ready to welcome back the NBA, says the Conference Board of Canada … and nobody else. The NBA left town (along with a bad taste in the mouths of Vancouver sports fans) in 2001 after six...
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Langara College joins other schools in supporting former foster kids
Langara College joins a growing list of post-secondary schools that provide tuition support to former foster children. The college announced Monday that it created a new Youth In Care bursary program,...
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UVic study says B.C. should extend foster care age
A University of Victoria study released Monday says B.C. should extend foster care and government support to foster kids past the age of 19. In B.C., foster children lose their social worker and...
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